Chemical Engineering Quiz Team Bags Championship in 37th General Information Quiz Contest – Group Category

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The Chemical Engineering Quiz Team triumphantly won the group category championship for this year’s General Information Quiz Contest (GIQC) held on February 12, 2016 at the Education Auditorium and bagged 2nd place in the individual category.

The ChE Quiz Team (2nd - 4th person [from left] sitting on center table) looks intently at the flashed question.

After five departments were eliminated, it became a heated fight between the remaining teams. 

The quiz contest, an annual event facilitated by the Thomasian Engineer Journal, pits various departments in the Faculty of Engineering against each other in a battle of wits and trivia knowledge.

This year, eleven departments from both the Faculty of Engineering and Institute of Information and Computing Sciences, once again unleashed their inner skill and stocks in general knowledge and trivia and fought for the championship.

Host Kris Sanceja (right) looks at the scoreboard during the individual match.

The Chemical Engineering representatives in the group category for this year’s GIQC were Marc Gaela (4^th year), Wrenzie Rey Regodon (3^rd year), Hazel Anne Pullan (2^nd year), and Marc Voltaire Calubaquib (1^st year). These representatives took the lead early on as they steadily rose through the ranks during the elimination round. They won against nearest contender Team ECE (Electronics and Communications Engineering) with a score of 105 – 90, with ChE taking the lead.

The individual category player, Paul Jan Roxas, secured the 2^nd place, tailing one step behind the Civil Engineering team (CE) with a score of 75 (CE) – 60 (ChE).

The final scoreboard for the group category, cementing ChE victory.

ChE individual representative Paul Jan Roxas (center) taking his award.

When asked about the ChE victory, Wrenzie Regodon, a veteran team player said, “Di naming ineexpect. Lahat naman nag-contribute, at lahat nagbigay ng full effort.” Voltaire Calubaquib, the youngest in the team, said “Magandang laban. It’s not about [if] you win or lose [but] what matters is you had fun.” Marc Gaela, seemingly overwhelmed at the victory, deferred to comment.

The ChE Quiz Team (third to sixth persons from left) from the group category.
(Photo Credit: A-Jay Galiza, ECE Student)

The ChE team in the group category receiving their award and medals.

This year’s GIQC were hosted by Kris Sanceja and Mary Josephine Co, both members of the Thomasian Engineer Journal.

Last year, the ChE representatives in the 36th GIQC, Marc Gaela, Bob Castrense, Wrenzie Regodon, Darwin Eugenio, and Hazel Pullan, won 2^nd place in the group category while Marc Gaela won 2^nd place as well in the individual category.